Ranking Peace Of The Countries Of The World
When we think of peace we envision harmony and quiet, security and tranquility. Peace is what we have when we are not surrounded by civil disturbances, oppressive thoughts, actions or emotions; when we are in security we have peace.
To try and create the equation that allows us to formulate a meaningful ranking of the “peace” of a nation is not easy.
The choice of data we use to assign a weight across various categories will in some ways predetermine a narrow view of the definition of peace because every nation is built on different values, different cultures, religions and beliefs yet by attempting to classify and rank the countries by a certain peace ranking means we have benchmarks and ideals to strive for, at least in the eyes of the researches compiling their data sets. The ranking of most peaceful countries in the world compiled with the hard work of the Institute for Economics and Peace are based on criteria that includes measurements in over 160 countries in such categories as:
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex
and age - Percentage of the population subjected to physical, psychological or sexual
violence - Proportion of people that feel safe walking alone around the area they live
- Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population
- Level of perceived criminality in society
- Levels of healthy lives and the nations actions to promote well-being for
all at all ages
WORLD RANKING OF PEACEFUL COUNTRIES
2024 Update
Peace Rank of European Countries Peace
Rank of North, South & Central America & The Caribbean Peace
Rank of Oceania, Eurasia, Asia Pacific & South Asia Peace
Rank of The Middle East, North Africa & Sub-Sahara Africa
| Country | 2024 Peace Rank |
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2023 Peace Rank |
Annual Change |
| Iceland | 1 | Iceland | 1 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2 | Denmark | 4 | +2 |
| Ireland | 3 | Ireland | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 4 | New Zealand | 2 | -2 |
| Austria | 5 | Austria | 5 | 0 |
| Singapore | 6 | Singapore | 9 | +3 |
| Portugal | 7 | Portugal | 6 | -1 |
| Slovenia | 8 | Slovenia | 7 | -1 |
| Japan | 9 | Japan | 10 | +1 |
| Switzerland | 10 | Switzerland | 11 | +1 |
| Canada | 11 | Canada | 12 | +1 |
| Czech Republic | 12 | Czech Republic | 8 | -4 |
| Finland | 13 | Finland | 14 | +1 |
| Croatia | 14 | Croatia | 15 | +1 |
| Germany | 15 | Germany | 16 | +1 |
| Netherlands | 16 | Netherlands | 21 | +5 |
| Bhutan | 17 | Bhutan | 19 | +2 |
| Hungary | 18 | Hungary | 13 | -5 |
| Malaysia | 19 | Malaysia | 18 | -1 |
| Belgium | 20 | Belgium | 22 | +2 |
| Qatar | 21 | Qatar | 23 | +2 |
| Australia | 22 | Australia | 27 | +5 |
| Mauritius | 23 | Mauritius | 28 | +5 |
| Norway | 24 | Norway | 17 | -7 |
| Estonia | 25 | Estonia | 33 | +8 |
| Slovakia | 26 | Slovakia | 20 | -6 |
| Latvia | 27 | Latvia | 35 | +8 |
| Sweden | 28 | Sweden | 26 | -2 |
| Poland | 29 | Poland | 25 | -4 |
| Bulgaria | 30 | Bulgaria | 24 | -6 |
| Romania | 31 | Romania | 31 | 0 |
| Spain | 32 | Spain | 29 | -3 |
| Taiwan | 33 | Taiwan | 30 | -3 |
| Italy | 34 | Italy | 32 | -2 |
| Kuwait | 35 | Kuwait | 39 | +4 |
| Lithuania | 36 | Lithuania | 37 | +1 |
| United Kingdom | 37 | United Kingdom | 34 | -3 |
| North Macedonia | 38 | North Macedonia | 36 | -2 |
| Costa Rica | 39 | Costa Rica | 38 | -1 |
| Albania | 40 | Albania | 41 | +1 |
| Vietnam | 41 | Vietnam | 44 | +3 |
| Botswana | 42 | Botswana | 48 | +6 |
| South Korea | 43 | South Korea | 43 | 0 |
| Mongolia | 44 | Mongolia | 42 | -2 |
| Montenegro | 45 | Montenegro | 48 | +3 |
| Laos | 46 | Laos | 51 | +5 |
| Sierra Leone | 47 | Sierra Leone | 50 | +3 |
| Oman | 48 | Oman | 64 | +16 |
| Timor-Leste | 49 | Timor-Leste | 54 | +5 |
| Uruguay | 50 | Uruguay | 46 | -4 |
| Ghana | 51 | Ghana | 40 | -11 |
| Senegal | 52 | Senegal | 70 | +18 |
| Indonesia | 53 | Indonesia | 47 | -6 |
| Argentina | 54 | Argentina | 69 | +15 |
| Madagascar | 55 | Madagascar | 84 | +29 |
| Namibia | 56 | Namibia | 68 | +12 |
| Moldova | 57 | Moldova | 62 | +5 |
| Chile | 58 | Chile | 55 | -3 |
| Gambia | 59 | Gambia | 45 | -14 |
| Greece | 60 | Greece | 53 | -7 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58 | -3 |
| Jordan | 62 | Jordan | 57 | -5 |
| Zambia | 63 | Zambia | 56 | -7 |
| Cyprus | 64 | Cyprus | 67 | +3 |
| Serbia | 65 | Serbia | 52 | -13 |
| Armenia | 66 | Armenia | 83 | +17 |
| France | 67 | France | 65 | -2 |
| Panama | 68 | Panama | 61 | -7 |
| Paraguay | 69 | Paraguay | 77 | +8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 70 | Trinidad & Tobago | 88 | +18 |
| Kosovo | 71 | Kosovo | 71 | 0 |
| Liberia | 72 | Liberia | 75 | +3 |
| Cambodia | 73 | Cambodia | 62 | -11 |
| Malawi | 74 | Malawi | 65 | -9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | United Arab Emirates | 60 | -15 |
| Kazakhstan | 76 | Kazakhstan | 97 | +21 |
| Jamaica | 77 | Jamaica | 81 | +4 |
| Bolivia | 78 | Bolivia | 80 | +2 |
| Nepal | 79 | Nepal | 73 | -6 |
| China | 80 | China | 89 | +9 |
| Tunisia | 81 | Tunisia | 85 | +4 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 82 | Equatorial Guinea | 59 | -23 |
| Dominican Republic | 83 | Dominican Republic | 81 | -2 |
| Angola | 84 | Angola | 78 | -6 |
| Morocco | 85 | Morocco | 74 | -11 |
| Uzbekistan | 86 | Uzbekistan | 86 | 0 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 110 | +23 |
| Bangladesh | 88 | Bangladesh | 96 | +8 |
| Rwanda | 89 | Rwanda | 72 | -17 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 90 | Cote d’Ivoire | 108 | +18 |
| Tanzania | 91 | Tanzania | 86 | -5 |
| Thailand | 92 | Thailand | 103 | +11 |
| Gabon | 93 | Gabon | 75 | -18 |
| Georgia | 94 | Georgia | 95 | +1 |
| Azerbaijan | 95 | Azerbaijan | 128 | +33 |
| Algeria | 96 | Algeria | 109 | +13 |
| Ecuador | 97 | Ecuador | 79 | -18 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | Papua New Guinea | 94 | -4 |
| Cuba | 99 | Cuba | 98 | -1 |
| Turkmenistan | 100 | Turkmenistan | 104 | +4 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 101 | Kyrgyz Republic | 91 | -10 |
| Tajikistan | 102 | Tajikistan | 92 | -10 |
| Guatemala | 103 | Guatemala | 106 | +3 |
| Peru | 104 | Peru | 101 | -3 |
| Togo | 105 | Togo | 102 | -3 |
| Guyana | 106 | Guyana | 107 | +1 |
| Sri Lanka | 107 | Sri Lanka | 90 | -17 |
| Bahrain | 108 | Bahrain | 99 | -9 |
| Eswatini | 109 | Eswatini | 93 | -16 |
| Benin | 110 | Benin | 105 | -5 |
| Lesotho | 111 | Lesotho | 100 | -11 |
| Djibouti | 112 | Djibouti | 113 | +1 |
| Republic of the Congo | 113 | Republic of the Congo | 111 | -2 |
| Mauritania | 114 | Mauritania | 112 | -2 |
| Philippines | 115 | Philippines | 125 | +10 |
| Belarus | 116 | Belarus | 116 | 0 |
| Kenya | 117 | Kenya | 120 | +3 |
| Mozambique | 118 | Mozambique | 122 | +4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 119 | Saudi Arabia | 119 | 0 |
| Honduras | 120 | Honduras | 117 | -3 |
| Egypt | 121 | Egypt | 126 | +5 |
| El Salvador | 122 | El Salvador | 114 | -8 |
| Nicaragua | 123 | Nicaragua | 124 | +1 |
| Zimbabwe | 124 | Zimbabwe | 127 | +3 |
| Uganda | 125 | Uganda | 121 | -4 |
| India | 126 | India | 135 | +9 |
| Guinea | 127 | Guinea | 123 | -4 |
| Burundi | 128 | Burundi | 131 | +3 |
| Haiti | 129 | Haiti | 115 | -14 |
| South Africa | 130 | South Africa | 118 | -12 |
| United States of America | 131 | United States | 129 | -2 |
| Brazil | 132 | Brazil | 130 | -2 |
| Eritrea | 133 | Eritrea | 132 | -1 |
| Palestine | 134 | Palestine | 133 | -1 |
| Lebanon | 135 | Lebanon | 138 | +3 |
| Mexico | 136 | Mexico | 137 | +1 |
| Libya | 137 | Libya | 151 | +14 |
| Niger | 138 | Niger | 140 | +2 |
| Cameroon | 139 | Cameroon | 142 | +3 |
| Venezuela | 140 | Venezuela | 148 | +8 |
| Colombia | 141 | Columbia | 144 | +3 |
| Chad | 142 | Chad | 136 | -6 |
| Israel | 143 | Israel | 134 | -9 |
| Nigeria | 144 | Nigeria | 143 | -1 |
| Myanmar | 145 | Myanmar | 139 | -6 |
| Pakistan | 146 | Pakistan | 147 | +1 |
| Turkey | 147 | Turkey | 145 | -2 |
| Iran | 148 | Iran | 141 | -7 |
| North Korea | 149 | North Korea | 152 | +3 |
| Burkina Faso | 150 | Burkina Faso | 146 | -4 |
| Ethiopia | 151 | Ethiopia | 149 | -2 |
| Central African Republic | 152 | Central African Republic | 155 | +3 |
| Mali | 153 | Mali | 150 | -3 |
| Iraq | 154 | Iraq | 157 | +3 |
| Sudan | 155 | Sudan | 154 | -1 |
| Somalia | 156 | Somalia | 156 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 157 | Ukraine | 153 | -4 |
| Russia | 158 | Russia | 160 | +2 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 159 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 158 | -1 |
| South Sudan | 160 | South Sudan | 159 | -1 |
| Syria | 161 | Syria | 161 | 0 |
| Yemen | 162 | Yemen | 162 | 0 |
| Afghanistan | 163 | Afghanistan | 163 | 0 |
Peace is a concept that is much like a mandala or a web with a central point radiating outwards. If peace is the central star of our mandala the supporting pillars would be: a well-functioning and honest government, acceptance of the rights of others,
equitable distribution of resources, high levels of human capital, etc. etc.
The list and ranking of peaceful countries is separate from the list and ranking of safe destinations for travel as tourism often showcases the best side of a country. Highly secure tourist areas, resorts, hotels, parks, beaches and tourist attractions
can be very safe even when they are in a country that is not considered as being very peaceful according to this list. It does however, help a traveler analyze the potential location for a safe holiday.
Like an intrinsic cycle, peace, like conflict, can be both virtuous or vicious. Conflict and war can work as a process
where negative feedback is reinforced and vicious cycles of violence can be spawned or perpetuated. Alternatively, as we seek peace, positive feedback loops are where more positive and virtuous cycles are created and perpetuated.
Peace Rank of European Countries Peace
Rank of North, South & Central America & The Caribbean Peace
Rank of Oceania, Eurasia, Asia Pacific & South Asia Peace
Rank of The Middle East, North Africa & Sub-Sahara Africa